Xanthorhoe macdunnoughi

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Xanthorhoe macdunnoughi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Xanthorhoe
Species:
X. macdunnoughi
Binomial name
Xanthorhoe macdunnoughi
Swett, 1918

Xanthorhoe macdunnoughi is a species of moth in the family Geometridae (geometrid moths). [1] [2] [3] It was first described by Louis W. Swett in 1918 and is found in North America, [2] where it has been recorded from open wooded areas in western North America, ranging east to western Alberta and south to California.

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The wingspan is about 28 mm. Adults are mottled grey, with a darker grey median band on the forewings. [4]

The MONA or Hodges number for Xanthorhoe macdunnoughi is 7372. [5] [6]

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References

  1. "Xanthorhoe macdunnoughi Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  2. 1 2 "Xanthorhoe macdunnoughi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  3. "Xanthorhoe macdunnoughi Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  4. Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details: Xanthorhoe macdunnoughi". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  5. Pohl, G. R.; Patterson, B. & Pelham, J. P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
  6. "Xanthorhoe macdunnoughi, Hodges 7372". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2018-01-21.

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